Well I've been in public lighting for 3 years now and it's hardly believable where time has gone! Anyway, I applied for, and got a new job with the general side of things and it seems they want me on the inspection and testing section. Gonna be heads down into GN3 methinks!
Voltz.

Large commercial office
Installation circa 1996.
Asked to price up some work further to a PI being carried out.
I called in yesterday for a quick chat.
The EICR has multiple C1, 2 and 3 recorded but still satisfactory overall.
They have a 9.8 @ 240 (9.0 @ 230) shower in a ladies toilet wired...

How you doing guys,
Been asked to connect up a Worcester Greenstar 37CDi boiler and a Drayton LPIII time switch (there is NO thermostat wanted). Hands up, I've not done a boilers so needing some advice.
I was was thinking along the lines of;
1) Spur supplying boiler with 3 Amp fuse.
2) Spur...

Hi, mrs cleaning cooker and pulled knob off to clean underneath, this fell apart and when I tried to put it back together it tripped the electrics, the fuse is an old cartridge style, just wondering if I can replace this for a mcb/rcd? It has 2 slats that run horizontal rather then vertical...

My cousin is a farmer and is sorting out his stockman with a mobile home which is off grid. For the moment a tractor powering a genny is topping up a battery array which is powering the home through a sunny boy inverter.
I was asked to do a really minor job for him, just moving a socket, but I...

Hi
I am looking for a training organisation for the 2394/2395 qualifications.
I am based near Croydon.
Does anybody have any warnings about dodgy trainers - or equally recomendations for good ones?
I know there is a "BTC" near here - but has anybody ahd any experience of them?
Thanks in advance...

I need a hand to confirm what coding goes with what please on this house
I have been asked to inspect a house by an agent and this is the situation:
TN-S Earthing (0.4 ohms)
No CPC in lighting circuit with Class 1 fittings
No Bonding to Gas or Water
No Sleaving on any CPCs
All CPCs twisted...

Hi Guys
I wonder if you can advise on a fan isolator I am installing....
On the reverse of the fan isolator I have the following markings:
Top L1 (common) L2 N (common)
Bottom L1 L2 (common) N
Originallly I was going to...

Your input please, normally I just make a list of faults and a bright young office thing types up the report and allocates the codes (I think i'm deemed too old and the bright young thing has a degree and the latest version of the test and inspect and a winning way with people and a higher...

(hi - new here, not a sparky but looking to pay for a test involving Pyro)
Been in an LA flat in London for some time, never had problems with electrics - all pyro (flat built c.1970).
LA recently sent 'inspectors' into the building to do a Periodic Test etc., to see if full/partial rewire...

Hello
I have my 302 Practical exam (testing) on Wednesday. I just wanted to know if I am right in what I'm doing.
1. First you would do the Testing of the Protective conductors. Using the R2 method (Long Lead)
2. Then you would do the R1+R2 Tests of all your circuits. Connecting Live and Earth...

Hi I have a paragon plus control panel and am replacing my exisiting broken bell box with a pyronix deltabell plus and need some help with wiring. I have instructions for new box but connections in old box are different.
My current connections are as follows:-
blue=strobe -ve
white=strobe +ve...

I have seen people on this forum say thay are not with a scheme and still carry out domestic work. Now as I am new to this I was under the impression that you had to be with one of the bodys to carry out domestic work? So I have a couple of questions,
1. Do you need to be with one of the...

hi im tryin to get me self ready for my assesment with the nic on the green minor works cery where there is a box it says rcd BSEN my rcd is a 4293 im not sure wot type it is tho i think its a type B is this right thnks